Sassicaia, Tignanello, Masseto, Ornellaia e Solaia: the most sought-after Italian wines in the world

The Sassicaia of Tenuta San Guido, the Tignanello of Marchesi Antinori and the Masseto: in order, here are the most sought-after Italian wines in the world, according to the “Most Popular Italian Wine” of Wine-Searcher.com, the ranking of one of the most important portals for research and comparison of wines in the world, updated in December 2018. Three wine-icons from Italy’s wine-growing region, which lead a “top 10” of great names, all made in Tuscany and Piedmont. Following the podium, in fact, there is Ornellaia, another reference wine of Bolgheri, in front of the Solaia, again of Antinori.

Position n. 6 for the most famous of the Barolo, that is the Monfortino Riserva di Giacomo Conterno, in front of the Chianti Classico Riserva di Castello di Volpaia. At no. 8 there is another symbolic name of Italian wine, the Barbaresco di Gaja, in front of another first absolute signature of the Langhe, Bartolo Mascarello, again with Barolo, while the tenth position is for the Brunello di Montalcino of Tenuta Greppo di Biondi Santi, the winery that in the nineteenth century was the “cradle” of the great red wine, and now owned by the French group Epi.

Following, in order, the Flaccianello delle Pieve di Fontodi, Le Pergole Torte di Montevertine, the Brunello di Montalcino Riserva of Tenuta Greppo di Biondi Santi, the Amarone della Valpolicella di Quintarelli, the Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova di Casanova di Neri, and that of Castello Banfi, and, again, in the top 10, the Amarone della Valpolicella Classico di Bertani, the Brunello di Montalcino de Il Poggione, the Barolo Cascina Francia di Giacomo Conterno and, to close the “top 20”, the Bolgheri Superiore Tenuta Guado al Tasso di Antinori.
Curiously, the historical Tuscan winery has also signed the first most sought-after Italian still white wine, the Cervaro della Sala di Castello della Sala, the family’s Umbrian estate, while if we talk about sparkling wines, the first in the ranking is the Trentodoc Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore di Ferrari.